Toyota Tsusho Corporation (豊田通商 Toyota Tsūshō), , based in Nagoya and Tokyo

Tokyo

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, is a sōgō shōsha

Sogo shosha

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 (trading company), a member of the Toyota Group

Toyota Group

The is a conglomerate company that work together and mostly share the Toyota brand. The primary companies in the group are Toyota Industries Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation...

. It is one of the largest trading companies in Japan, and the 6th largest in the world. Toyota Tsusho has a worldwide presence through its many subsidiaries and operating divisions, including over 100 offices, and 500 subsidiaries and affiliates around the world. Its main business is supporting Toyota Motor's automobile business and other Toyota Group companies, but Toyota Tsusho's business is very diverse, spanning industrial, commercial, and consumer sectors. Business areas run the gamut, including industrial raw materials, agricultural products, and high technology.
The company acquired Tomen Corporation, another Japanese trading company, on April 1, 2006. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=aSRxLTcxIm9g&refer=japan

Business Sections

Toyota Tsusho's businesses are divided into 7 business sections, which are:

• Metals Division;
• Global Production Parts & Logistics Division;
• Automotive Division;
• Machinery, Energy & Projct Division;
• Chemicals & Electronics Division;
• Produce & Foodstuffs Division; and
• Consumer Products, Services & Materials Division.

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Head Offices

• Nagoya head office - 9-8, Meieki 4-chome, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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• Tokyo head office - 3-13, Konan 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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• Osaka branch - 3-11, Minamisenba 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka
  Osaka
  is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
  
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Toyota Tsusho Group (major subsidiaries & affiliates)

• Tomen Electronics Corporation
• Tomen Devices Corporation
• Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
• Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation
• Fukuske　Corporation
• First Baking Co., Ltd.
• Lilycolor Co., Ltd.
• Biscaye Holdings Co.,LTD.
• Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
• Toyota Tsusho Canada, Inc.
• Toyota Tsusho De Venezuela, C.A.
• S.C. Toyota Tsusho do Brasil Ltda.
• Toyota Tsusho Argentina S.A.
• C.I. Toyota Tsusho de Colombia S.A.
• Toyota Tsusho Mexico, S.A.
• Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A.
• Toyota Tsusho ID Sytems GmbH (TTID), Germany
• Toyota Tsusho U.K. Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho Nordic Oy
• Toyota Tsusho Africa Pty. Ltd.
• Tomen Iran Limited Liability Company
• Toyota Tsusho Korea Corporation
• Toyota Tsusho Philippines Corporation
• Toyota Tsusho (China) Co., Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (H.K.) Corporation Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
• Kasho International (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
• P.T. Toyota Tsusho Indonesia
• Toyota Tsusho Vietnam Company Limited
• Myanmar Toyota Tsusho Co., Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho India Pvt. Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Australasia) Pty. Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (N.Z.) Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd
• KDDI
  KDDI
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   China Corporation
• Makita France SAS
• Lao-Japan Airport Terminal Services Company Limited
• Nagayama IP Holdings, LLC
• EDWIN
  Edwin
  The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" and "wine" . The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadwine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures.Edwin may refer to:People...
  
   ASIA HOLDINGS LIMITED
• Toyota Tsusho Electronic (Thailand) Co.,Ltd
• Toyota Tsusho Network Integration Thailand Co.,Ltd
• Toyota Tsusho Network Integration Asia Pte. Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho Network Integration India Pvt Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Perú)

Major Shareholders

(as of March 31, 2011)

• Toyota Motor Corporation
  Toyota Motor Corporation
  , , , commonly known simply as Toyota and abbreviated as TMC, is a multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2010, Toyota Motor Corporation employed 317,734 people worldwide, and was the world's largest automobile manufacturer by production.The company was founded by...
  
   (21.8%)
• Toyota Industries Corporation (11.2%)
• The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (3.9%)
• Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (3.6%)
• The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (3.3%)
• Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (2.9%)
• Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd. (2.0%)
• Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (1.9%)
• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  is a Japanese bank based in Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is a member of the Sumitomo Group and Mitsui Group. As of the year 2009, SMBC was the second largest bank in Japan in terms of assets.-History:...
  
   (1.2%)
• Nippon Life Insurance Company
  Nippon Life Insurance Company
  , also known as or is the second largest Japanese life insurance company behind Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1889 as the Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc. In structure it is a mutual company...
  
  (1.2%)

External links

www.toyota-tsusho.com/english/index.cfm

• Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
• Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A.
• Toyota Tsusho U.K. Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
• Toyota Tsusho Korea Corporation
• Toyota Tsusho (Australasia) Pty. Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho Africa Pty.Ltd.
• Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd
• Toyota Tsusho Argentina S.A.